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Photo: The undated picture shows the Picasso painting 'Maya a la poupee', a 60 times 40 cm painting showing Picasso's daughter Maya. It is one of two art pieces that were stolen from a Picasso granddaughter in Paris, France. The estimated value of the works of the artist (1881-1973) amounts to 50 million euros. Photo: Cabinetlombar. |GlobalGiants.com|
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US$1.5million up for grabs as the finale of The Greatest Race on Earth draws near.
Hong Kong hosts the final leg of The Greatest Race on Earth.
Hong Kong — Another strong men's and women's line-up has been announced for the fourth and final leg of The Standard Chartered Greatest Race on Earth (GROE) 2006/07, the Hong Kong Marathon, which will take place on 4 March. With teams separated by the tightest of margins after the previous races of the series in Nairobi, Singapore and Mumbai, the final marathon will determine how the largest prize pool in world athletics, US$1.5 million, is ultimately shared.
The Greatest Race on Earth (GROE) was created in 2004 - the first-ever virtual relay race across four marathons. The Main Team Challenge category is open to men and women over 18 years of age, of any nationality, with no restriction on the level of competence. Each team member will run in one marathon. Teams must nominate who will run in each full marathon before the start of the series, and the winning team will be the one whose athletes record the lowest aggregate time across the four marathons.
In 2005/06 the quality of the runners was world-class, with 24 male and 30 female GROE runners placing in the top 10 of each of the four marathons.
Building on the success of the first two series, Standard Chartered presents GROE for the third time. There are over 80 teams and 300 participants taking part. The race covers marathons in Nairobi, Singapore, Mumbai and Hong Kong, representing some of the most challenging environments in the world:
• The highest race at over 1,600 metres in Nairobi – 29 October 2006
• The island race around Singapore – 3 December 2006
• The historic race through Mumbai – 21 January 2007
• The harbour race across Hong Kong – 4 March 2007
|GlobalGiants.com|
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PHOTO: DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Celsius Holdings, Inc.'s Celsius(R) calorie burning soda is part of the "Everybody Wins at the Oscars" Gift Bag given to non-winning nominees in the major Academy Awards categories including Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, and Best Director. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Helen Mirren in the press room during the 79th Annual Academy Awards, held at the Kodak Theatre in the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, CA, USA on February 25, 2007. Photo ABACAUSA. |GlobalGiants.com|
Photo: Hollywood - February 25: Forest Whitaker poses with his award for Best Actor and Jennifer Hudson poses with her award for Best Supporting Actress at the Governor's Ball after the 79th Annual Academy Awards at The Highlands on February 25, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Beverly Hills, Calif., Feb. 25 -- The Fifth Annual "Night Before" Fundraiser Raises Millions to Benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund. The non-profit Motion Picture & Television Fund, headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, was founded in 1921 to provide "relief" for those in the film industry who had fallen on hard times.
The roster of celebrities attending the Night Before benefit always encompasses some of the biggest stars of film, television, music and sports. This year it included: Leonardo DiCaprio, Clint Eastwood, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Aniston, Tom Hanks, Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Wahlberg, Eddie Murphy, Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw, Eva Longoria, Ellen Pompeo, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren & Taylor Hackford, Tobey Maguire, Cameron Diaz, America Ferrera, Kate Winslet & Sam Mendes, Mary J. Blige, Hugh Jackman, Katherine Heigl, Sean Combs, T.R. Knight, Greg Kinnear, William Shatner, Jack Black, Jerry & Jessica Seinfeld, Fergie & Josh Duhamel, Kyra Sedgwick, Jackie Earl Haley, Kate Walsh, Ann Hathaway, Djimon Hounsou, Zach Braff, Sheryl Crow, James Blunt, Chloe Sevigny, Serena Williams, Matt Leinart, and many more.
|GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Academy Award Winner Reese Witherspoon at the 2007 Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Wire Image. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Actress Rachel Weisz, wearing a Vera Wang gown with vintage Cartier jewelry, arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 25, 2007. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson) |GlobalGiants.com|
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Oscar Contenders Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Hudson, Keith Robinson, Milena Canonero, Noreen Dewulf, as well as Other Celebrities, Including Andie MacDowell, Annette Bening, Britney Snow, Cheryl Hines, Elizabeth Banks, Eva Pigford, Gael Garcia Bernal, Kate Walsh, Marcia Gay Harden, Mira Sorvino, Regina King, Roman Coppola, Russell Simmons, Serena Williams, Taryn Manning, Taye Diggs, Warren Beatty and Others Visited The Diamond Information Center's Africa-inspired Spa and Retreat at Soho House LA.
Photo: Mira Sorvino at CELESTIAL - A Diamond Affair.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 -- The Diamond Information Center (DIC) hosted its annual pre-Oscar event, CELESTIAL - A Diamond Affair 2007, an exclusive invitation-only week-long celebration for 2007 Oscar nominees, presenters, diamond admirers and honorees at its world-class Africa-inspired diamond spa and retreat at Soho House LA on February 19 - 22.
Photo: Jennifer Hudson at CELESTIAL - A Diamond Affair.
"The week leading up to the Academy Awards has certainly proved to be another amazing and celebratory diamond season," said Sally Morrison, director of the Diamond Information Center. "The CELESTIAL -- A Diamond Affair not only gave 2007 Oscar nominees a unique opportunity to indulge in the spiritual aura of diamonds, but dedicated the week to highlight diamond pieces that are also giving something back to the people and communities where the majority of diamonds originate -- Africa."
Photo: Russell Simmons, Serena Williams and Eva Pigford at CELESTIAL - A Diamond Affair Tribute Tea for Simmons' Green Initiative.
More than $50 million of diamonds drew Hollywood's elite to the DIC's CELESTIAL - A Diamond Affair 2007 courtesy of renowned diamond jeweler, Fred Leighton who showcased an amazing private diamond collection. This selection of museum-quality diamonds featured exquisite pieces ranging from a French Crown Jewel to many original pieces showcased in this year's Oscar nominated films, such as the pink diamond hoops worn by Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada", to several diamond pieces featured in "Marie Antoinette." |GlobalGiants.com|
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Stuart Weitzman Diamond Dream Shoe Includes 1,420 Individual White Kwiat Diamonds Worth Half-Million Dollars.
PHOTO: STUART WEITZMAN HOLDINGS DREAM SHOE
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 -- Stuart Weitzman announced today that award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose, who co-starred in 2006's hit film Dreamgirls, will wear the Stuart Weitzman Diamond Dream Shoe to the 79th Annual Academy Awards(R). At the Awards, Noni Rose will perform "Patience" -- one of three Best Original Song nominations from the film.
PHOTO: Dreamgirl Anika Noni Rose will wear the Stuart Weitzman Diamond Dream Shoe to the 79th Annual Academy Awards(R).
The Diamond Dream Shoe, created exclusively for the actress, is a silver evening shoe with a stiletto heel, adorned with 1,420 individual brilliant cut Kwiat diamonds, weighing over 30 carats. The diamonds are set in platinum circles, inspired by Kwiat's timeless Circles Collection. The spectacular shoe is worth half a million dollars.
Stuart Weitzman Holdings LLC. is one of the leading global luxury fashion footwear and accessories brands. Key customers include stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Harrods. |GlobalGiants.com|
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New Invigorating Zero-Calorie Cola Hits Shelves This Summer.
PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 22 -- Today, Pepsi-Cola North America announced plans to launch Diet Pepsi MAX, an invigorating zero-calorie cola with extra caffeine and a touch of ginseng. This formulation is specially designed for adults to get them through the day. The product, which received high scores in consumer testing, hits stores nationwide in June.
Purchase, N.Y.-based Pepsi-Cola North America (www.pepsi.com) is the refreshment beverage unit of PepsiCo, Inc., in the United States and Canada. Its U.S. brands include Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Jazz, Pepsi ONE, Wild Cherry Pepsi, Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi, Diet Pepsi Vanilla, Pepsi Lime, Diet Pepsi Lime, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Code Red, Mountain Dew LiveWire, Sierra Mist, Sierra Mist Free, Mug, Tropicana Twister Soda, Aquafina, Aquafina FlavorSplash, Aquafina Sparkling, Aquafina Alive, Quaker Milk Chillers, Ben & Jerry's MilkShakes, Dole and Ocean Spray single-serve juices, Tropicana Juice Drinks, IZZE and SoBe. |GlobalGiants.com|
Edited & Posted by the Editor | 12:22 PM | View the original post
HumaPen(R) MEMOIR(TM) is Sleek, High-Tech Device for Delivery of Insulin at Mealtimes.
Lilly also to launch HumaPen(R) LUXURA(TM) HD, with Smaller-Increment Insulin Delivery, in April.
Photo: The world's first reusable insulin pen with memory, Eli Lilly and Company's HumaPen(R) MEMOIR(TM), is available by prescription in pharmacies nationwide in the USA. MEMOIR tracks the date, time and amount of the last 16 doses, including the priming dose, a function that may help simplify the daily process of diabetes management. Its writing pen design enables the potential for more discreet insulin injections in public. MEMOIR is for use with Humalog(R) (insulin lispro injection [rDNA origin]).
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22 -- Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of the first insulin pen with memory, HumaPen(R) MEMOIR(TM), to help simplify the daily management of diabetes.
MEMOIR is designed to meet the needs of people with diabetes who take several shots of mealtime insulin each day. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: An historical event was celebrated today in Sydney with a spectacular party welcoming both the QM2 and QE2 into its harbor for the first time since 1941, when the originals were serving as troop ships during WW2. Thousands of people gathered to welcome the 5000 passengers who disembarked to enjoy iconic sites including the Opera House and Bondi Beach.
More information on Sydney is available at www.sydneyaustralia.com.
|GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: From left to right: Banco Itau's corporate headquarters, view of NYSE, and invitation to Itau Day at NYSE. (NewsFoto: Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A.) |GlobalGiants.com|
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SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 20 -- Escorted by a flotilla of small boats and pleasure craft along with thousands of Sydney-siders lining the shores to welcome the grandest ocean liners in the world, grande dame QE2 whistle saluted her sistership Queen Mary 2 during an historic afternoon arrival into Sydney Harbour. Not since World War II have two Cunard Queens called on Sydney together. The celebration included fireworks from the harbour before Queen Mary 2 set sail later that evening for Hong Kong continuing on her Maiden World Cruise. QE2 is sailing her 25th Silver Jubilee World Cruise and calls on Sydney until Thursday. The arrival of the Queen's was a spectacle that caused grid-lock both on the streets and shores of Sydney. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will perform at The Britannia Ball to benefit New York City Opera and Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 24, 2007 aboard the Queen Mary 2.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- On Thursday, May 24, 2007, Cunard Line will welcome guests from the New York City Opera (City Opera) and Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) aboard the company's flagship Queen Mary 2 for The Britannia Ball, a gala evening benefiting both cultural institutions. The ball will include: cocktails, dinner, dancing to Peter Duchin and his orchestra and a special performance by Tony Award(TM) winner Patti LuPone who will perform a special rendition of "The Lady with The Torch" in the ship's Royal Court Theater.
Cunard Line's President Carol Marlow commented, "As the most iconic British ocean liner company, Cunard Line has long been the travel choice for artists, politicians and celebrities. Since Queen Mary 2's launch, she has hosted such notables as Her Majesty The Queen, Senator Hillary Clinton, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Lenny Kravitz, Uma Thurman, Angela Bassett, Rod Stewart and Carly Simon. The Britannia Ball reflects our company's enormous regard for artists and the performing arts institutions that create vibrant destinations throughout the world. We are honored to partner with City Opera and BAM, two organizations that embody the excitement and innovation of the arts in New York."
"The spectacular ship, legendary hospitality, the incomparable views of the New York harbor, and entertainment of the highest caliber are just some of the elements that will ensure that The Britannia Ball will be a one-of-a-kind, memorable event for all our guests," says Jane M. Gullong, Executive Director of New York City Opera. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Serves as Field Explorer and Executive Producer on Series and Specials Covering Anthropology, Archaeology, Environmental Issues and More.
Photo: Josh Bernstein riding a camel in front of the Giza Pyramids, Egypt.
PHOTO: SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 20 -- Discovery Communications announced today that explorer, author and wilderness educator Josh Bernstein will host and produce specials and series focusing on subjects from anthropology and archaeology to environmental issues, exclusively for the Discovery Channel. Bernstein, a passionate outdoorsman, global explorer, and award-winning television personality joins the network in April, as announced today by Jane Root, President and GM of Discovery Channel and Science Channel. |GlobalGiants.com|
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New Consumer Guidebook Helps Americans Beat High Medical Costs.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 20 -- In March 2007, Healthy Travel Media will publish "Patients Beyond Borders: Everybody's Guide to Affordable, World-Class Medical Tourism," the first consumer guidebook for Americans considering international medical travel. Impartial, comprehensive, and easy to navigate, the 336-page trade paperback gives health travelers everything they need to know about getting the best medical treatment abroad at huge savings, including hundreds of well-researched, safe treatment options for affordable healthcare in 22 destinations worldwide.|GlobalGiants.com|
While the healthcare debate rages within the US, Americans facing expensive medical procedures are packing their bags and heading abroad for world-class care at lower prices. "Patients Beyond Borders" shows patients how they can save 25%-75% in the best hospitals and clinics, for dental work, heart surgeries, orthopedics, neurosurgery, LASIK eye repair, in-vitro fertilization, cosmetic surgery, cancer diagnosis and treatment, and even the latest stem cell treatments.
Author Josef Woodman spent three years investigating contemporary medical tourism: interviewing patients, practitioners, administrators, government officials and specialists. He conducted an extensive analysis of safety records, accreditations, comparative costs, and consumer trends, and even became a health traveler himself.
"Medical tourism is not about fun in the sun; it is part of a global shift in healthcare services, and smart American health consumers are taking advantage of the high quality care and lower costs waiting for them overseas" says Woodman. "Many of the 85 million uninsured and underinsured in this country are one diagnosis away from having to put a second mortgage on their homes to pay for an unaffordable treatment."
"We wrote the book so that American's faced with hard choices about their health and financial well-being could learn about the opportunities now available to them," says Woodman. "With more than 100 US-accredited hospitals now offering comparable treatment overseas, Americans have access to top notch care at a fraction of the cost." |GlobalGiants.com|
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A delicious sparkling green tea containing green tea extracts, calcium, and caffeine, Enviga was conceived by Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) – a joint venture of Nestlé S.A. and The Coca-Cola Company.
“Enviga increases calorie burning. It represents the perfect partnership of science and nature,” says Dr. Rhona Applebaum, chief scientist, The Coca-Cola Company. “Enviga contains the optimum blend of green tea extracts (EGCG), caffeine and naturally active plant micronutrients designed to work with your body to increase calorie burning, thus creating a negative calorie effect. It makes this product stand out as unique. Enviga brings the benefits of green tea to the forefront in a convenient and accessible, great tasting beverage.”
“Enviga brings together Nestlé’s expertise in nutritional science and extensive knowledge in the benefits of green tea with Coca-Cola’s consumer, marketing and distribution resources to create a new global beverage category with unique consumer benefits – a beverage with negative calories,“ says Leslie Novos, CEO of Beverage Partners Worldwide.
Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) is a joint venture between Nestlé SA and The Coca-Cola Company. BPW operates autonomously while drawing on the capabilities of Nestlé and The Coca-Cola Company. It is a global business unit with cross-functional teams located in Atlanta, GA; Zurich, Switzerland; and Bangkok, Thailand. The Americas business unit markets Gold Peak and Nestea ready-to-drink iced teas. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: World Press Photo 2nd Prize General News: Jan Grarup, Denmark, Politiken/Newsweek: Darfur Refugees, Sudan-Chad Border, November 2006. (© World Press Photo)
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Photo: World Press Photo 2nd Prize General News Stories: Peter van Agtmael, USA, Polaris Images: Night Raids, Iraq, January-March 2006. (© World Press Photo)
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